Baby carriage quilt holding device



Nov. 15; 1932. R PO L 1,888,180

BABY CARRIAGE QUILT HOLDING DEVICE Filed July 20, 1932 Patented Nov. 15,1932 i v l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE RAPHAEL PORCELLO, OF RIoHMoNn Hit1., New YORK BABY CARRIAGE QUILT Hermite nnvrcn Application filed July20, 1932. Serial No. 623,649.T I V I This invention relates to a babycarriage conventional hood receiving posts or studs quilt holding deviceand has for an object to 19 having post heads 20, the hood not beingprovide animproved holding means for baby shown. A belt or strap 21 hassecured to carriage quilts to prevent the same from beeach end thereof ahook 22 having the curved ing lost or tossed from the baby carriage.port-ion 23 adapted to pass about the post 19.

A further object of this invention is to pro- The end of the curvedportion 23 is threaded vide a baby carriage quilt holding device toreceive a wing bolt '24 passing therewhich also serves as a baby beltfor the baby through whose opposite end 25 is received 7 in the carriageto prevent the baby from beagainst the other side of the U formed by the10 ing lost from climbing out or falling out of curved end 23 of hook22. a 50 the baby carriage. Also secured to'each end of the strap 21Still a further object of this invention is 1S a chain 26, to the otherend of which is to provide a safety belt and quilt holding secured aresilient hook 27 the resilient hook means for baby carriages which willhold 27 being clipped over the end of quilt 14.

both the quilt and the baby in the carriage Eye members 28 fastenedadjacent each end against falling out therefrom. of the strap 21 receiveand allow'the claim Yet an additional object of this invention 26 topass therebeneath.

is to provide a quilt holding means for baby In operation, the chain 17may be detachcarriagesf which may be securely fastened to able either atthe screw 16 or pin means 18 7 20 the baby carriage or quickly andeasily deor at both places, the chain 17 securing the 0 tached therefromat will. foot of the quilt 14 from being displaced With the foregoingand other objects in from the carriage by the baby. The strap view, aswill hereinafter become apparent, 21 is secured in place by means of thehooks this invention comprises the'constructions, 22 about the posts 19,and resilient hooks 5 combinations and arrangements of parts, 27resiliently receive the ends of the quilt hereinafter set forth,disclosed and shown on 14. The strap 2T having eye members 28 theaccompa-nying drawing. In this drawthrough which the chains 26 pass,also acts ing, as a safety belt for the baby in the carriage,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the baby carthe strap 21 being held slightlyabove the 30 riage to which this quilt holder invention has quilt 14 bymeans of the hooks 22, thus albeen applied, lowing the baby freemovement within the Figure 2 is an elevat-ional view of one side'carriage, but preventing the baby from sit- V of the baby carriage, tingup and being liable to fall over the sides Figure 3 is a section on line33 of Figure of the carriage. 1, and The novel features and theoperation of this Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of F igdevice willbe apparent from the foregoing ure 1. description. While the device hasbeen There is shown at 10 a conventional repshown and the structuredescribed in detail, resentation of a baby carriage having wheels it isobvious that this is not to be considered 40 11 and a handle 12. A babyquilt is shown limited to the exact form disclosed, and that at 14 forthe use of the baby to occupy the changes may be made therein within thescope carriage 10. Secured to the sides 15 of the of what is claimedwithout departing from baby carriage 10 at the foot thereof by means thespirit of the invention. of a button or screw 16 is achain 17 whoseHaving thus set forth and disclosed the other end 18 is sewed or pinnedto the foot nature of this invention, what is claimed isi of the quilt..A similar chain 17 is similarly 1. A baby quilt holder and baby holdingsecured to the other side of the foot of the device comprising a strap,hook means proquilt 14. jecting from each end of said strap, meansSecured to the sides 15 of the baby carfor detachably securing said hookmeans to 50 riage 10 adjacent the head thereof are the a hood supportingpost of a baby carriage,

and means extending from each end of said strap for detachably engagingthe baby quilt.

2. A baby quilt holder and baby holding device comprising a strap, hookmeans projecting from each end of said strap, means for detachablysecuring said hook means to a hood supporting post of a baby carriage,means extending from each end of said Strap for detachably engaging thebaby quilt, said latter means comprising a flexible chain, an eye memberon said strap through which said chain passes, and a resilient hook onthe end of said chain adapted to receive an edge of the baby quilttherein,

In testimony whereof I afix my signature.

RAPHAEL PORCELLO.

